History
For half a century, Daiichi Eizai has been
bringing Japan-quality specialized absorbent products to the world
from our home in northern Shikoku,
one of Japan’s leading paper-producing regions
With production located in the city of Kan-onji, Kagawa Prefecture, since its founding in 1965 Daiichi Eizai Co., Ltd. has continued to research, develop and manufacture specialized absorbent products for more than half a century in a region blessed with clean water and rich natural resources, always aiming to achieve the highest levels of quality anywhere in Japan.
1965~
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1965
Daiichi Eizai Co., Ltd. is founded Motoichi Hoshikawa appointed president
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1967
Head office factory expanded
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1968
Yamamoto factory built
Introduced Starnap, the industry’s first individually wrapped sanitary napkin -
1969
Introduced Star brand disposable diapers (adult disposable diapers)
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1977
Began production of pet toilet sheets
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1978
Introduced the first sanitary napkin in Japan to use high-absorbency polymer
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1985
Established an automated warehouse
1990~
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1994
Mitsuhiro Hoshikawa appointed president
Marine oil adsorbent material obtains Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism type certification
Introduced incontinence pads for adults
2000~
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2001
Introduced SANSA LAND brand of industrial materials
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2004
Introduced pet toilet pads and pet sanitary napkins
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2005
Introduced C&F brand of industrial materials
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2007
Introduced pet pad band (Patented)
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2008
Introduced a urine absorbent pad (Patented)
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2009
Gifu factory opened
2010~
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2010
Introduced pocket-type incontinence pad for men (Patented)
Introduced pet diapers
Introduced a 200 cm x 90 cm absorbent sheet, the largest such sheet in Japan -
2011
Introduced a belted disposable diaper for (male) dogs (Patented)
Launched Cotton 100, Japan’s first sanitary napkin designed for sensitive skin -
2012
Launched third-party logistics (3PL) with logistics centers in Aichi, Osaka,
Okayama and Fukuoka -
2015
50th anniversary New head office building completed
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2017
Yamamoto factory renovated
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2017
Introduced SHIRAYURI funerary brand
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2017
Introduced BOUSAIJIN industrial material brand
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2017
Chosen as a “Company Driving Regional Growth” by the Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry
